White Saviorism and Popular Culture: Imagined Africa as a Space for American Salvation
Author:   Kathryn Mathers (Duke University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   116
Publication Date:   15 September 2022
Format:   Hardback
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White Saviorism and Popular Culture: Imagined Africa as a Space for American Salvation


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Author:   Kathryn Mathers (Duke University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032112275


ISBN 10:   1032112271
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   15 September 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Traveling Images and How Americans Learned to Care for Africa 2. The Barbie Paradox – How Parody is Trying to Save Africa 3. Becoming American in Wakanda or Black is Queen

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Kathryn Mathers is an Associate Professor of the Practice in International Comparative Studies and Cultural Anthropology at Duke University. Her book, Travel, Humanitarianism, and Becoming American in Africa (2010) uses ethnographic observations of American travelers to southern Africa to ask why is Africa so important to Americans? She is co-producer of the documentary film When I Say Africa that challenges the image of Africa as a continent in need of saving.

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